Sony Walkman NWZA726 Operation Guide

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	HOLD switch
You can protect the player against 
accidental operation by using the 
HOLD switch when carrying it. By 
sliding the HOLD switch to the 
direction of the arrow , all 
operation buttons are disabled. If you 
slide the HOLD switch to the 
opposite position, the HOLD 
function is released.
	OPTION/PWR
 OFF button*1
Displays the option menu (
 page 
20, 42, 69, 80).
If you press and hold the OPTION/
PWR
  OFF button, screen turns off 
and the...

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Rear
	RESET button
Resets the player when you press the 
RESET button with a small pin, etc. 
(
  page 101).
	
Accessory hole (type I)
Used to attach the supplied stand or 
the optional accessories.
Using the supplied stand
You can stand up the player using the 
supplied stand.
Notes
 
When standing the player with the 
stand, be careful not to press down or 
knock the player.
  
S
 tand up the player horizontally as 
shown. Do not stand it...

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Player Controls and Screens
Use the 5-way button and the BACK/HOME button to navigate through 
screens, play songs, videos and photos, and to change the player’s settings.
The Home menu appears when you press and hold the BACK/HOME button.
The diagram below shows how the screen changes when you press various 
operation buttons. For example, the player’s screen changes as shown below 
when you select “Music Library”– “Album” from the Home menu....

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How to use the 5‑way button and screen
The 5-way button performs different functions on 
the list screens, on the thumbnail screens, and on 
the “Now Playing” screen.
*1 There are tactile dots. Use them to help with button 
operations.
How to use the 5‑way button on the list screen
Music
Index
The initials of song and album, etc., names in the list section appear.
List
Information area
The information of the song, icons, etc., appears (  page...

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List
Photo
Buttons Description
Confirms the item of the list.
Press and hold to play back a slide show of photos in the selected 
item.
/ Moves the cursor up or down.
Press and hold to scroll up or down faster.
/ Displays the previous or next screen of the list.
How to use the 5‑way button on the thumbnail*1 screen
Thumbnails
Buttons Description
Displays the song list of the selected item during music operation, 
or displays the selected...

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How to use the 5‑way button on the “Now Playing” screen
Music
Song name
Artist name
Album title
Genre
Playing status Release year
Buttons Description
Starts song playback. When playback starts,  appears on the 
display, and if the  button is pressed again,  appears and 
playback pauses.*
1 This pause and resume feature is available only 
on the “Now Playing” screen.
/ Press the / button to display the cursor and scroll through the...

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Playing status
Video
When you change the display orientation to horizontal, the /// button 
orientation and functions will also be changed.
Buttons Description
Starts video playback. When playback starts,  appears on the 
display, and if the  button is pressed again,  appears and 
playback pauses.*
1 You can play and pause videos only from the 
“Now Playing” screen of the video.
/ Press the / button to find the beginning of the next,...

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Photo
Playing status
When you change the display orientation to horizontal, the /// button 
orientation and functions will also be changed.
Buttons Description
  appears on the display and a slide show starts. If the  button is pressed again,  appears and playback pauses.*1
/Displays the previous or next photo.
*1 
When playing songs while a slide show is paused, the screen goes dark if there is no 
operation for the period set in...

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Displaying the “Now Playing” Screen
You can quickly display “Now Playing” screen from various screens.
5-way button BACK/HOME 
buttonNow Playing
	Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu 
appears.
	Press the /// button to select  (Now Playing), and then 
press the 
 button to confirm.
Detailed information about the currently playing content file appears.
 Hints
  
You can display the “Now Playing” screen by pressing the...

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Using the OPTION Button
You can change various settings of each function when you press the OPTION/
PWR O
FF button. The OPTION/PWR OFF button is useful since you can 
display the setting screen immediately without selecting setting items from the 
 (Settings) menu of the Home menu.
5-way button OPTION/PWR OFF button
	 Press	the	OPTION/PWR	OFF	button.
The option menu appears.
	 Press	the	///	button	to	select	the	item,	and	then	press	the		
button	to...